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| origin = [[Los Angeles]], [[California]], U.S.
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| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[Folk music|folk]], [[blues]], [[experimental music|experimental]]
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| label = [[Stunt Records|Stunt]]
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'''Terry Scott Taylor''' (born May 24, 1950) is an American songwriter, record producer, writer and founding member of the bands [[Daniel Amos]] and [[The Swirling Eddies]] (credited as '''Camarillo Eddy'''). Taylor is also a member of the [[Traditional music|roots]] and [[alternative music]] group, [[Lost Dogs]]. He is currently based in [[San Jose, California]], U.S.
'''Terry Scott Taylor''' (born May 24, 1950) is an American songwriter, record producer, writer and founding member of the bands [[Daniel Amos]] and [[The Swirling Eddies]] (credited as '''Camarillo Eddy'''). Taylor is also a member of the [[Traditional music|roots]] and [[Christian alternative rock|alternative music]] group, [[Lost Dogs]].


==''Knowledge & Innocence''==
Taylor is highly regarded for his songwriting skills. These often include allusions to and reworkings of material ranging from Elizabethan poets to modern authors. Foremost among Taylor's influences is [[William Blake]]. The Daniel Amos album title ''[[Fearful Symmetry (album)|Fearful Symmetry]]'' was drawn from Blake's poem "The Tyger," and numerous songs across [[The Alarma! Chronicles]] series of albums have Blake-inspired references. Some other poets who have influenced Taylor's work are [[T. S. Eliot]] and [[Christina Rossetti]]. Eliot's poetry inspired the song "Hollow Man" from the ''[[Doppelgänger (Daniel Amos album)|Doppelgänger]]'' album. "Where Dreams Come True" from Taylor's solo LP ''[[A Briefing for the Ascent]]'' draws heavily from Rosetti's poem "Echo."
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The inspiration for many Daniel Amos and Taylor songs from the mid-1980s can be found in the book ''Behold, This Dreamer: Of Reverie, Night, Sleep, Dream, Love-Dreams, Nightmare, Death.'' This book, compiled by [[Walter de la Mare]] and published in 1939, contains poems and essays that appear in Taylor's songwriting. De la Mare is thanked in the liner notes of the final installment of [[The Alarma! Chronicles]], ''[[Fearful Symmetry (album)|Fearful Symmetry]]''. References to contemporary authors also appear in Taylor's songs. One example is the song "Shape of Air" from the LP ''[[Darn Floor-Big Bite]]''. The song explores the mystical musings of [[Annie Dillard]] found in her Pulitzer prize-winning book, ''Pilgrim at Tinker Creek''. The album is also heavily inspired by the works of [[Czesław Miłosz]]. This is especially evident in songs like "The Unattainable Earth" (which was named after one of Miłosz' books), "Safety Net", "Pictures of the Gone World", "Divine Instant", and "Half Light, Epoch, and Phase". On Taylor's 1998 release, [[John Wayne (album)|John Wayne]] he credits more influences; [[Flannery O'Connor]], [[Dennis Prager]] and [[Frederick Buechner]].
| name = Knowledge & Innocence

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During the 1990s and into the new millennium, Taylor's songwriting for the [[Lost Dogs]] and on other projects turned away from more esoteric themes. The songs crafted during this phase of Taylor's career marked a shift toward "[[Americana (music)|Americana]]" and, in some ways, a return to the country music sound of Daniel Amos in the early 1970s. The primary vehicle for this phase of Taylor's songwriting career is the [[Lost Dogs]], with a number of noteworthy solo projects. The Lost Dogs began in 1991 as a one-time collaboration between vocalists and songwriters from four different bands at the behest of their [[Word Records|label]] at that time. Taylor, [[Gene Eugene]] (of [[Adam Again]]), [[Derri Daugherty]] (of [[The Choir (alternative rock band)|The Choir]]), and [[Michael Roe]] (of [[The 77s]]) have released several eclectic albums of traditional American music (country, folk, blues, rock) over the last decade.
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==Career highlights==
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| released = 1986
After a number of years performing with local California bands and folk trios like Good Shepherd, Judge Rainbow and the Prophetic Trumpets, The Cardboard Scheme, and The Scarlet Staircase, Taylor formed Jubal's Last Band with Steve Baxter, Kenny Paxton, and Chuck Starnes in 1972. In 1974, the band recorded a demo tape together to shop around to record labels. Later that year, the band lost Paxton and Starnes, and added bassist [[Marty Dieckmeyer]] and guitarist [[Jerry Chamberlain]] to the line-up.
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Sometime in the middle of 1975, Jubal's Last Band (minus Baxter) auditioned for [[Maranatha! Music]] and [[Calvary Chapel]] in hopes of signing a recording and performance contract. Another band at the meeting, led by [[Darrell Mansfield]], had a similar name – Jubal. The two bands decided to change their names to avoid confusion. Mansfield renamed his band ''[[Gentle Faith]]'', and Jubal's Last Band became [[Daniel Amos]]. Daniel Amos succeeded in landing a recording and performance contract, and quickly recorded their first song for the label, Taylor's "Ain't Gonna Fight It" featuring ace sessionplayer [[Michael Omartian]] ([[Steely Dan]]) on Rhodes. A full album, produced by [[Al Perkins]], followed. Taylor and the members of Daniel Amos went on to record numerous albums and change musical styles with nearly every one of them, including the four part ''[[The Alarma! Chronicles|Alarma! Chronicles]]'' series in the 1980s.
| studio = 3-D Studios, Costa Mesa, CA

| genre = [[Contemporary Christian music]]
In 1986, Taylor released his first solo album, ''Knowledge & Innocence'', which included songs inspired by the death of his grandfather and the miscarriage of his and his wife's first child. The following year, Taylor released his second solo album, ''[[A Briefing for the Ascent]]'', this time inspired by the loss of his grandmother. That year, Taylor also became the production director for [[Frontline Records (1980s)|Frontline Records]] and went on to produce many of the label's releases.
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| label = Shadow
In the early 1990s, Taylor teamed up with [[Adam Again]]'s [[Gene Eugene]], [[The Choir (alternative rock band)|The Choir]]'s [[Derri Daugherty]] and [[The 77s]]' [[Mike Roe]] to form the alt-country/roots band, [[Lost Dogs]]. Although it began as a "one time" arrangement, the band soon took on a life of its own and has continued to tour and make albums to this day.
| producer = Terry Taylor and Rob Watson<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.danielamos.com/tst/knowledgeandinnocence/|title=Terry Scott Taylor : Knowledge & Innocence|website=Danielamos.com|access-date=March 6, 2023}}</ref>

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In 1996, he wrote and performed the soundtrack for Doug TenNapel's "[[The Neverhood]]" which is now out of print.
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| next_title = A Briefing for the Ascent
In 1997, Taylor became the head of West Coast A&R for the Killen Music Group ([[KMG Records]]), a Nashville-based record label. The following year Taylor's third solo album, ''[[John Wayne (album)|John Wayne]]'', was released at the [[Cornerstone Festival]]. In 1999, a number of artists and fans of Taylor's came together to create ''[[When Worlds Collide: A Tribute to Daniel Amos]]''. The album contained nearly 20 songs written by Taylor and performed by other artists, including [[The 77s]], [[Randy Stonehill]], [[Phil Madeira]], [[Starflyer59]], [[Jimmy Abegg]], [[Larry Norman]], [[The Throes (band)|The Throes]] and others. The project was completed and released in the summer of 2000, along with Taylor's fourth solo project, the acoustic ''[[Avocado Faultline]]''. Two years later, Taylor returned with an [[Extended Play|EP]] entitled, ''[[LITTLE, big]]''.
| next_year = 1987

In 2005, Taylor composed the soundtrack to another TenNapel cartoon series (this time, for the Nickelodeon network) called ''[[Catscratch]]''. He adapted the music from the famous children's song "[[Bingo (folk song)|Bingo]]" for use, with new lyrics by Taylor, as the opening theme song for the [[Cartoon Network]] animated television series ''[[Camp Lazlo]]''.

Taylor produced a number of albums over the years with singer/songwriter [[Randy Stonehill]], including ''[[Equator (Stonehill album)|Equator]]'' (which included the Stonehill concert favorite "Shut De Do"), the dreamy ''[[Wonderama (album)|Wonderama]]'', and the 2001 Children's album ''Uncle Stonehill's Hat'', which also featured Taylor's daughter Noelle contributing her voice to the story. Throughout his entire career, Taylor has produced albums for countless bands and artists including [[Randy Stonehill]], [[Riki Michele]], [[Tom Howard (musician)|Tom Howard]], [[The Altar Boys]], [[Crystal Lewis]] and [[Wild Blue Yonder (band)|Wild Blue Yonder]], [[Jacob's Trouble]], [[Scaterd Few]], [[Deliverance (metal band)|Deliverance]], Mercy River, [[Starflyer 59]]'s ''[[Leave Here a Stranger]]'', [[Fine China (band)|Fine China]]'s ''You Make Me Hate Music'', [[Mortal (band)|Mortal]], [[Poor Old Lu]], [[Tourniquet (band)|Tourniquet]], Rich Young Ruler, [[Derri Daugherty]], an assortment of children's records including the MegaMouth series and the Harry Whodunit? series. He also wrote and produced a tribute to [[surf music]] entitled ''[[Surfonic Water Revival]]'', which featured performances by [[Phil Keaggy]], [[Smalltown Poets]], [[Chuck Girard]], Paul Johnson, [[Havalina Rail Co.]], Rick Altizer, [[Plumb (singer)|Plumb]], [[The Supertones]], [[All Star United]], [[Skillet (band)|Skillet]], [[Silage (band)|Silage]], [[Rebecca St. James]], [[The Insyderz]], and others.

==Knowledge & Innocence==
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| Label = Shadow Records
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''Knowledge & Innocence'', released in 1986 as Terry Scott Taylor's first solo album, is an introspective album dedicated to Taylor's grandfather. Lyrically referencing the 1789 poetry collection [[Songs of Innocence]] by [[William Blake]], references found also in Taylor's other work such as the Daniel Amos band album ''Fearful Symmetry''.<ref>Mark Alan Powell ''Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music '' (album description and review p.934) "still there have been very few significant projects in the history of contemporary Christian music that have not borne his influence, if not his fingerprints. Taylor is best known as the front man for three of Christian music's most popular and critically acclaimed groups: Daniel Amos, the Lost Dogs, and the Swirling Eddies... Knowledge and Innocence is a deeply introspective project inspired by the death of Taylor's grandfather. Musically the songs are situated somewhere between Rubber Soul (Beatles) and Pet Sounds (Beach Boys), lyrically the closest reference points would be to William Blake. … The Wild Wood... a tune that recalls David Bowie. Song of Innocence is a children's song or at least a song about songs for children"</ref> "Song of Innocence", a duet with [[Randy Stonehill]] singing, in Taylor's words, a breathy "soulful and sweet" vocal, was released as a single.<ref>[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=25665 Songfacts – Song of Innocence 1986] (citation of interview with Taylor describing the creation of the song and the album)</ref>
''Knowledge & Innocence'', released in 1986 as Terry Scott Taylor's first solo album, is an introspective album dedicated to Taylor's grandfather. Lyrically referencing the 1789 poetry collection ''[[Songs of Innocence]]'' by [[William Blake]], references found also in Taylor's other work such as the Daniel Amos band album ''Fearful Symmetry''.<ref>Mark Alan Powell ''Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music '' (album description and review p.934) "still there have been very few significant projects in the history of contemporary Christian music that have not borne his influence, if not his fingerprints. Taylor is best known as the front man for three of Christian music's most popular and critically acclaimed groups: Daniel Amos, the Lost Dogs, and the Swirling Eddies... Knowledge and Innocence is a deeply introspective project inspired by the death of Taylor's grandfather. Musically the songs are situated somewhere between Rubber Soul (Beatles) and Pet Sounds (Beach Boys), lyrically the closest reference points would be to William Blake. … The Wild Wood... a tune that recalls David Bowie. Song of Innocence is a children's song or at least a song about songs for children"</ref> "Song of Innocence", a duet with [[Randy Stonehill]] singing, in Taylor's words, a breathy "soulful and sweet" vocal, was released as a single.<ref>[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=25665 Songfacts – Song of Innocence 1986] (citation of interview with Taylor describing the creation of the song and the album)</ref>


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==Influence==
==Influence==
Numerous{{Citation needed|date=November 2017}} people have named Taylor and Daniel Amos as an influence over the years including [[Jonathan Coulton]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jonathancoulton.com/2007/10/15/portal-the-skinny/|title=Portal: The Skinny -Jonathan Coulton|website=Jonathancoulton.com|access-date=March 6, 2023}}</ref>


==Discography==
Numerous people have named Taylor and Daniel Amos as an influence over the years including artists like [[U2]], [[The Ocean Blue]], [[Randy Stonehill]], [[The 77s]], [[Phil Keaggy]], [[Steve Taylor]], [[Jimmy Abegg]], [[Phil Madeira]], [[Crystal Lewis]], This Train, [[Carolyn Arends]] (Arends actually used to perform DA songs in one of her early bands), Ventriloquist [[Terry Fator]], [[Brian Healy (musician)|Brian Healy]], [[The Throes (band)|The Throes]], [[The Choir (alternative rock band)|The Choir]], [[Mortal (band)|Mortal]], [[Larry Norman]], Animator and Musician [[Doug TenNapel]], [[Amy Grant]], [[Michael W. Smith]], [[Isaac Air Freight]], [[Deliverance (metal band)|Deliverance]], [[Starflyer59]], and [[Jonathan Coulton]].<ref>[http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2007/10/15/portal-the-skinny/ Jonathan Coulton » Blog Archive » Portal: The Skinny<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
{{see also|Daniel Amos#Discography|The Swirling Eddies#Discography|Lost Dogs#Discography}}

* ''Knowledge & Innocence'' (1986)
==Solo discography==
* ''A Briefing for the Ascent'' (1987)
* ''Knowledge & Innocence'', 1986 album
* ''Neverhood Songs'' (1996)
* ''A Briefing for the Ascent'', 1987 album
* ''John Wayne'', 1998 album
* ''John Wayne'' (1998)
* ''Avocado Faultline'', 2000 album
* ''Avocado Faultline'' (2000)
* ''LITTLE, big'', 2002 ep
* ''LITTLE, big'' (2002)
* ''[[City on a Hill: It's Christmas Time]]'', Various Artists, 2002
* ''All Day Sing and Dinner on the Ground'' (with [[Michael Roe]], 2002)
* ''Songs for the Day After Christmas''
* ''All Day Sing and Dinner on the Ground'', with [[Michael Roe]], 2002 ep
* ''Songs for the Day After Christmas'' ep
* ''Imaginarium: Songs from the Neverhood'' (2004)
* ''Random Acts and Hodgepodge'' (2008)
* ''Swine Before Pearl'', Vol.1, Standard & Deluxe Editions (2010)
* ''An Intimate Evening with Terry Scott Taylor'' (2009)
* ''Madness and Blindness and Astonishment of the Heart'', Swine Before Pearl Vol 2 (2011)
* ''Swine Before Pearl, Vol.1: Standard & Deluxe Editions'' (2010)

* ''Swine Before Pearl, Vol. 2: Madness and Blindness and Astonishment of the Heart'' (2011)
===Soundtrack albums and compilations===
* ''The Return to [[The Neverhood]]'' (2012)
* ''[[Surfonic Water Revival]]'', 2000 tribute to [[Surf music]]
* ''[[Armikrog|The Music of Armikrog]]'' (2015)
* ''[[Making God Smile]]: A Tribute to [[Beach Boys|Beach Boy]] [[Brian Wilson]]'' Various Artists, 2002 album
*''This Beautiful Mystery'' (2022)
* ''Come As A Child Or Not at All'', 2003 Compilation memorial with Theo Obrastoff
* ''[[Imaginarium: Songs from the Neverhood]]'', 2004 Soundtrack album
* ''Random Acts and Hodgepodge'', Expanded Edition, (2008)
* ''An Intimate Evening with Terry Scott Taylor'', Tour collection with three new tracks, (2009)
* ''The Return to [[The Neverhood]]'', 2012 Comic Book and Soundtrack CD
* ''[[Armikrog]]'', 2015 video game soundtrack

==Daniel Amos discography==
* ''[[Daniel Amos (album)|Daniel Amos]]'', 1976 debut album
* ''[[Shotgun Angel]]'', 1977 album
* ''[[Horrendous Disc]]'', ''1978'', 1981 album
* ''[[¡Alarma! (album)|¡Alarma!]]'', 1981 album
* ''[[Doppelgänger (Daniel Amos album)|Doppelgänger]]'', 1983 album
* ''[[Vox Humana (Daniel Amos album)|Vox Humana]]'', 1984 album
* ''[[Fearful Symmetry (album)|Fearful Symmetry]]'', 1986 album
* ''[[The Revelation (Daniel Amos album)|The Revelation]]'', 1986, re-issued 2000
* ''[[Darn Floor-Big Bite]]'', 1987 album
* ''[[Live Bootleg '82]]'', 1990
* ''[[Kalhoun]]'', 1991 album
* ''[[MotorCycle]]'', 1993 album
* ''[[BibleLand]]'', 1994 album
* ''[[Preachers From Outer Space!]]'', 1994 ''An historic night, recorded live at the Anaheim Convention Center, Easter Weekend 1978''
* ''[[Songs of the Heart]]'', 1995 album
* ''[[Mr Buechner's Dream]]'', 2001 double CD. CD 1 entitled: Mr. Buechner's Dream, CD 2 entitled: And So It Goes.
* ''[[Dig Here Said the Angel]]'', 2013 album financed by a [[Kickstarter]] campaign.

===Videos===
* Swirling Eddies – ''Spittle and Phleghm'', 1989 VHS / 2002 DVD
* ''[[Daniel Amos Live in Anaheim 1985]]'', 2003 DVD
* ''[[The Making of Mr. Buechner's Dream]]'', 2005 DVD
* ''[[Instruction Through Film]]'', 2007 DVD

==Swirling Eddies discography==
* ''[[Let's Spin!]]'', 1988 album
* ''[[Outdoor Elvis]]'', 1989 album
* ''[[Zoom Daddy]]'', 1994 album
* ''[[The Berry Vest of The Swirling Eddies]]'', Best of album featured a bonus track on the tape version only reversing the usual convention of the time of putting bonus tracks on the CD only, 1995 Compilation
* ''[[Sacred Cows]]'', 1996 album
* ''[[The midget, the speck and the molecule]]'', 2007 album

==Lost Dogs discography==
* ''[[Scenic Routes]]'', 1992 album
* ''[[Little Red Riding Hood (album)|Little Red Riding Hood]]'', 1993 album
* ''[[The Green Room Serenade, Part One]]'', 1996 album
* ''[[Gift Horse (album)|Gift Horse]]'', 1999 album
* ''[[Real Men Cry]]'', 2001 album
* ''[[The Green Room Serenade, Part Tour]]'', 2002 live-album
* ''[[Making God Smile: A Tribute to Beach Boy Brian Wilson]]'' Various Artists, 2002 album
* ''[[Nazarene Crying Towel]]'', 2003 album
* ''[[MUTT (album)|MUTT]]'', 2004 album
* ''[[Island Dreams]]'', 2005 album (instrumental)
* ''[[The Lost Cabin and the Mystery Trees]]'', 2006 album
* ''[[We Like To Have Christmas]]'', 2007 Christmas album
* ''[[Old Angel]]'', 2010 album

==Rapsures discography==
* ''Gospel Rap''-1985
* ''OT Rap''-1987
* ''Loud, Proud and Born Again''-1990


===Videos===
===Other appearances===
* ''[[Surfonic Water Revival]]'' (Various Artists compilation, 1998)
* ''The Lost Dogs... Via Chicago'',2003 DVD (plus bonus CD)
* ''[[City on a Hill: It's Christmas Time]]'' (Various Artists compilation, 2002)
* ''Via Chicago (All We Left Unsaid)'' (2006) DVD (plus bonus CD)
* ''[[Making God Smile]]: A Tribute to [[Beach Boys|Beach Boy]] [[Brian Wilson]]'' (Various Artists compilation, 2002)
* ''Come As a Child Or Not at All'' (Compilation memorial with Theo Obrastoff, 2003)


==References==
==References==
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* {{IMDb name|0853251}}
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* [http://www.christianmusicarchive.com/artist.php?id=4021 Rapsures]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100722142047/http://www.christianmusicarchive.com/artist.php?id=4021 Rapsures]


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Latest revision as of 14:45, 1 May 2024

Not to be confused with Terry Taylor (musician).

Terry Scott Taylor
Taylor in 2007
Taylor in 2007
Background information
Born (1950-05-24) May 24, 1950 (age 73)
OriginLos Angeles, California, U.S.
Genres
Years active1971–present
LabelsStunt
Member of

Terry Scott Taylor (born May 24, 1950) is an American songwriter, record producer, writer and founding member of the bands Daniel Amos and The Swirling Eddies (credited as Camarillo Eddy). Taylor is also a member of the roots and alternative music group, Lost Dogs.

Knowledge & Innocence[edit]

Knowledge & Innocence
Studio album by
Terry Scott Taylor
Released1986
Studio3-D Studios, Costa Mesa, CA
GenreContemporary Christian music
LabelShadow
ProducerTerry Taylor and Rob Watson[1]
Terry Scott Taylor chronology
Knowledge & Innocence
(1986) 		A Briefing for the Ascent
(1987)

Knowledge & Innocence, released in 1986 as Terry Scott Taylor's first solo album, is an introspective album dedicated to Taylor's grandfather. Lyrically referencing the 1789 poetry collection Songs of Innocence by William Blake, references found also in Taylor's other work such as the Daniel Amos band album Fearful Symmetry.[2] "Song of Innocence", a duet with Randy Stonehill singing, in Taylor's words, a breathy "soulful and sweet" vocal, was released as a single.[3]

No.TitleLength
1."Dancing on Light"4:53
2."(out of) The Wild Wood"5:50
3."Waiting"3:07
4."Here He Comes, Second Time"3:10
5."Picture of You"4:03
6."Song of Innocence"3:57
7."Old Time Gospel Camp Meeting Hour"3:56
8."Picture of You (reprise)"1:39
9."Ever After"3:36
10."Home Movies (a. Christmas 1980) (b. Knowledge & Innocence)"1:20
11."One More Time"3:42
12."Baby's Heartbeat (6 Months)"0:14
13."Light Princess"4:09
14."Waiting (reprise)"1:20

[4]

Influence[edit]

Numerous[citation needed] people have named Taylor and Daniel Amos as an influence over the years including Jonathan Coulton.[5]

Discography[edit]

See also: Daniel Amos § Discography, The Swirling Eddies § Discography, and Lost Dogs § Discography
  • Knowledge & Innocence (1986)
  • A Briefing for the Ascent (1987)
  • Neverhood Songs (1996)
  • John Wayne (1998)
  • Avocado Faultline (2000)
  • LITTLE, big (2002)
  • All Day Sing and Dinner on the Ground (with Michael Roe, 2002)
  • Songs for the Day After Christmas
  • Imaginarium: Songs from the Neverhood (2004)
  • Random Acts and Hodgepodge (2008)
  • An Intimate Evening with Terry Scott Taylor (2009)
  • Swine Before Pearl, Vol.1: Standard & Deluxe Editions (2010)
  • Swine Before Pearl, Vol. 2: Madness and Blindness and Astonishment of the Heart (2011)
  • The Return to The Neverhood (2012)
  • The Music of Armikrog (2015)
  • This Beautiful Mystery (2022)

Other appearances[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Terry Scott Taylor : Knowledge & Innocence". Danielamos.com. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
  2. ^ Mark Alan Powell Encyclopedia of Contemporary Christian Music (album description and review p.934) "still there have been very few significant projects in the history of contemporary Christian music that have not borne his influence, if not his fingerprints. Taylor is best known as the front man for three of Christian music's most popular and critically acclaimed groups: Daniel Amos, the Lost Dogs, and the Swirling Eddies... Knowledge and Innocence is a deeply introspective project inspired by the death of Taylor's grandfather. Musically the songs are situated somewhere between Rubber Soul (Beatles) and Pet Sounds (Beach Boys), lyrically the closest reference points would be to William Blake. … The Wild Wood... a tune that recalls David Bowie. Song of Innocence is a children's song or at least a song about songs for children"
  3. ^ Songfacts – Song of Innocence 1986 (citation of interview with Taylor describing the creation of the song and the album)
  4. ^ Knowledge & Innocence (CD tray insert). Terry Scott Taylor. Refuge Records. 1993. 790-060-5800.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Portal: The Skinny -Jonathan Coulton". Jonathancoulton.com. Retrieved March 6, 2023.
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